Hong Kong eyes stablecoin regulatory regime by 2024
While the Western world debates how to regulate stablecoins, Hong Kong is forging ahead with a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies pegged to traditional financial assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is in the process of seeking comments from the public regarding stablecoins and aims to introduce a regulatory framework
Read moreNordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups
Nordic VC firm Voima Ventures today announced its third fund with an initial closing of €90 million and a final target of €120 million, focusing on early-stage “deep tech” startups from across the science sphere. Founded out of Helsinki, Finland, in 2019, Voima Ventures targets companies at the pre- and
Read moreA Deep Dive into Flask Templates
This deep dive into Flask templates covers rendering, inheritance, layouts, variables, control structures, forms, filters, files, and more. Continue reading A Deep Dive into Flask Templates on SitePoint.
Read moreMigrating Millions of Users to Auth0 Without Downtime
How we did it at WeTransferContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read morePlaying Tetris With Quantum Circuits
A simple guide to calculate and reduce the depth of a quantum circuit with Qiskit.Have you ever wondered if your quantum circuit will run efficiently on a real quantum device? Can you even do anything to improve that? — Well, the answer is yes! To achieve this we need to understand the concept
Read moreStreamlining GPT-2 Model Training on a GPU VM with Ansible
Just about two months ago, I became quite enamored with language models. It started with a GPT 3.5 Plus account and then rolled back to GPT2 so I could test my hand at working with language models. And I quickly ran into hurdles.I have quite a powerful home lab server with
Read moreIndifi raises $35M to expand digital lending to more small businesses
Indifi Technologies, an Indian startup offering digital lending to small and medium businesses, has raised $35 million in a new funding round led by ICICI Venture, the investment arm of ICICI Bank. Existing investors, including British International Investment, OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, Omidyar Network India, Flourish Ventures and
Read moreThe meeting that changed how we build software (Ep. 579)
Jim Highsmith, an original signatory on the Agile Manifesto, tells Ben and Ryan about what software development looked like at the time of the Apollo program, the evolution of user interface, and the meeting where “17 adventurous techies changed the world.” Plus: How a savvy shoe choice helped introduce Agile
Read moreIndia threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees’ homes, Jack Dorsey says
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, says India — despite its status as the world’s largest democracy — regularly issued requests for the social media giant to remove certain posts and accounts, often accompanying these demands with threats of legal repercussions in cases of noncompliance. “India is one of the countries which
Read moreThousands of subreddits go dark to protest Reddit’s API pricing
Over 8,000 subreddits went dark or read-only in protest of Reddit’s API pricing, which will shut down many third-party apps like Apollo and Reddit is Fun because of the high fees. The blackout, which began on Monday and will last for 48 hours, is a coordinated effort between tens of
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